Blues Guitarist Jeff Healey Sweeps Maple Blues Awards
The Toronto Blues Society held its 12th annual Maple Blues Awards this past Monday night, January 19th, the event honoring excellence among Canadian blues artists. The late Jeff Healey was...
The Toronto Blues Society held its 12th annual Maple Blues Awards this past Monday night, January 19th, the event honoring excellence among Canadian blues artists. The late Jeff Healey was...
God's Thunderbolt: The Vigilantes of Montana won the 2009 Spur Award for Best First Novel from the Western Writers of America. Hold onto your Stetsons, though, because this is a self-published novel. Unlike many (most?) books in that category, God's Thunderbolt has already passed the author's break-even point and is well into the territory of financial success.
"I've waited three decades for someone to write a great novel about Montana's Vigilante era (1863-1864), and here it is," said noted Westerns author, Richard S. Wheeler, winner of the Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement in the literature of the West.
With that sort of accolade, it is no surprise that Montana fans (not the Hannah Montana variety), lovers of Western lore, and readers who like the gold rush and Civil War era will enjoy this historic novel. Buchanan meticulously
The Blues Foundation, based in Memphis, has announced the nominees for the organization's 30th annual Blues Music Awards, confirming the awards show for Thursday, May 7th, 2009 in Memphis. The...